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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Celiac Disease • Primary ... • Short Bowel Syndrome ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... syndrome - Hippocampal ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... Frontotemporal dementia ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Diagnosis Algorithm Primary ... Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary ... Enuresis: • Pediatric ... Non-neurogenic (Hinman Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
irritable bowel syndrome ... (e.g. stroke, dementia ... #Incontinence #geriatrics
Hidden anticholinergics in elderly patients: What, where and how?

Antihistamines - 1st generation: chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine
Antidepressants
Antimuscarinics - Urinary ... pharmacology #elderly #geriatrics ... #dementia #diagnosis
Causes of Developmental Delay - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Isolated Domain Delay - Reduced Respiratory Drive:
 • Cognitive
Cerebral Palsy • Primary ... Developmental Delay: • Syndromic ... Landau-Kleffner Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
21 • Noonan Syndrome ... • Prader-Willi Syndrome ... • Turner Syndrome ... Deprivation • Primary ... endocrinology #causes #pediatrics
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
of Syphilis Primary ... - Ocular syphilis ... and nephrotic syndrome ... impairments, and dementia ... roots, causing a syndrome
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... , cauda equina syndrome ... Obstruction #Urinary ... DIAPPERS #Mnemonic #Geriatrics